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tribes

Meaning of “tribes”

Bodies of people descended from common ancestors, especially the divisions of Israel.

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First occurrence: Genesis 49:16

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Numbers 31:4
Of every tribe a thousand, throughout all the tribes of Israel, shall ye send to the war.
1 word occurrence in this verse
The 1611 reading & marginal notes
1611 witness · Numbers 31:4 · retained source text

Of euery tribe a thousand, throughout all the tribes of Israel, shall ye send to the warre.

1611 marginal noteHebr. a thousand of a tribe, a thousand of a tribe.

Numbers 32:28
So concerning them Moses commanded Eleazar the priest, and Joshua the son of Nun, and the chief fathers of the tribes of the children of Israel:
1 word occurrence in this verse
The 1611 reading
1611 witness · Numbers 32:28 · retained source text

So concerning them Moses commaunded Eleazar the Priest, and Ioshua the sonne of Nun, and the chiefe fathers of the tribes of the children of Israel:

Numbers 33:54
And ye shall divide the land by lot for an inheritance among your families: and to the more ye shall give the more inheritance, and to the fewer ye shall give the less inheritance: every man’s inheritance shall be in the place where his lot falleth; according to the tribes of your fathers ye shall inherit.
1 word occurrence in this verse
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1611 witness · Numbers 33:54 · retained source text

And ye shall diuide the land by lot, for an inheritance among your families, and to the moe ye shall giue the more inheritance, and to the fewer yee shall giue the lesse inheritance: euery mans inheritance shall bee in the place where his lot falleth, according to the tribes of your fathers, ye shall inherite.

1611 marginal noteHebr. multiply his inheritance.

1611 marginal noteHebr. diminish his inheritance.

1611 marginal noteChap. 26.53.

Numbers 34:13
And Moses commanded the children of Israel, saying, This is the land which ye shall inherit by lot, which the Lord commanded to give unto the nine tribes, and to the half tribe:
1 word occurrence in this verse
The 1611 reading
1611 witness · Numbers 34:13 · retained source text

And Moses commanded the children of Israel, saying, This is the land which ye shall inherite by lot, which the LORD commanded to giue vnto the nine tribes, and to the halfe tribe.

Numbers 34:15
The two tribes and the half tribe have received their inheritance on this side Jordan near Jericho eastward, toward the sunrising.
1 word occurrence in this verse
The 1611 reading
1611 witness · Numbers 34:15 · retained source text

The two tribes, and the halfe tribe haue receiued their inheritance on this side Iordane neere Iericho, Eastward, toward the Sunne rising.

Numbers 36:3
And if they be married to any of the sons of the other tribes of the children of Israel, then shall their inheritance be taken from the inheritance of our fathers, and shall be put to the inheritance of the tribe whereunto they are received: so shall it be taken from the lot of our inheritance.
1 word occurrence in this verse
The 1611 reading & marginal notes
1611 witness · Numbers 36:3 · retained source text

And if they bee married to any of the sonnes of the other tribes of the children of Israel, then shall their inheritance be taken from the inheritance of our fathers, and shall bee put to the inheritance of the tribe, whereinto they are receiued: so shal it be taken from the lot of our inheritance.

1611 marginal noteHeb. vnto whom they shall be.

Numbers 36:9
Neither shall the inheritance remove from one tribe to another tribe; but every one of the tribes of the children of Israel shall keep himself to his own inheritance.
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1611 witness · Numbers 36:9 · retained source text

Neither shall the inheritance remoue from one tribe to another tribe: but euery one of the tribes of the children of Israel, shall keepe himselfe to his owne inheritance.

Deuteronomy 1:13
Take you wise men, and understanding, and known among your tribes, and I will make them rulers over you.
1 word occurrence in this verse
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1611 witness · Deuteronomy 1:13 · retained source text

Take ye wise men, and vnderstanding, and knowen among your tribes, and I will make them rulers ouer you.

1611 marginal noteHeb. giue.

Deuteronomy 1:15
So I took the chief of your tribes, wise men, and known, and made them heads over you, captains over thousands, and captains over hundreds, and captains over fifties, and captains over tens, and officers among your tribes.
2 word occurrences in this verse
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1611 witness · Deuteronomy 1:15 · retained source text

So I tooke the chiefe of your tribes, wise men, and knowen, and made them heads ouer you, captaines ouer thousands, and captaines ouer hundreds, and captaines ouer fifties, and captaines ouer tennes, and officers among your tribes.

1611 marginal noteHeb. gaue.

Deuteronomy 5:23
And it came to pass, when ye heard the voice out of the midst of the darkness, (for the mountain did burn with fire,) that ye came near unto me, even all the heads of your tribes, and your elders;
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1611 witness · Deuteronomy 5:23 · retained source text

And it came to passe when yee heard the voice out of the midst of the darkenes (for the mountaine did burne with fire) that ye came neere vnto mee, euen all the heads of your tribes, and your elders.

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